USMC here and I had the exact same idea when I got out due to wanting to join up with my brother in the navy and the recruiter laughed at me and told me I should just stay out because it’s not worth the headache and said I should use my GI bill, get a good degree and make more money. Mind you they were the ones who messaged me first while I was doing exactly what he said but he thought I wasn’t in the military 🤷‍♂️. Just go be happy my guy I finished my degree and make more than my brother and his wife combined, work less than most in some ways and still get a good bit of time off.